title: Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula with cerebral arteriovenous malformation without hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Unusual case report and literature review.
abstract: An unusual and rare case of a central pulmonary arteriovenous fistula (PAVF) with concomitant cerebral arteriovenous malformation (CAVM) in the absence of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia is reported. Presentation was in the form of a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). Clinical presentations and management strategies of PAVF with associated CAVM are broadly discussed along with a pertinent literature review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sir. J.J. Group of Hospital & Grant Medical College, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tripathy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaul
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bhosle
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Potwar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*